New Gilmore Girls reading list

When the new Netflix series Gilmore Girls: a Year in the Life was announced I was so excited I marked the date in my diary. But it turned out that last weekend was the only date I would be able to see my best friend before the end of the year, which is basically the only thing that could possibly have delayed me shotgunning those new episodes the second they became available. (The three-day delay was totally worth it. We had a fab weekend together at the seaside.)

Once I did get back home to our own sofa and TV, it didn’t take me long to watch the new mini series. And because it’s what I do every time I watch Gilmore Girls, I kept note of every book, author and play mentioned. I don’t think these should count towards the original Gilmore Girls Reading Challenge, so I haven’t followed my usual rule of limiting the list to only Rory and Lorelai’s reads. And I know I’m not the first to do this. But I figure it’s still interesting, and probably not just to me, so here goes.

Books and storiesThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Art of War by Sun TzuCall of the Wild by Jack LondonCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (could be reference to film)Elements by EuclidGame of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R R Martin (could be reference to TV series)Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (could be reference to film)Go Set a Watchman by Harper LeeHansel and Gretel by the Brothers GrimmThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesI Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora EphronIn the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel ProustLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanThe Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie KondoLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderLe Livre de Mille Nuits et Une Nuit by J C MardrusThe Lord of the Rings by J R R TolkienMy Struggle by Karl Ove KnausgaardOn the Road by Jack KerouacOrations of American OratorsOutlander series by Diana Gabaldon (could be reference to TV series)The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildePoints of View by W Somerset MaughamTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh (could be reference to film)Wild by Cheryl StrayedThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

PlaysDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Tragedy of King Richard III by William Shakespeare

(NB There are also several musicals mentioned. I wasn’t sure whether to include those under plays. If you have thoughts on this, leave a comment, let me know!)

I was very excited when Rory referenced Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and that makes me want to go back and make another list of all the films and TV shows referenced. It would be a very long list, but it’s also an excuse to rewatch the series!